Use the clues below, listed alphabetically, to come up with a word ladder. Once all of the clues are solved correctly and placed in the right order, each subsequent word will change by one letter without anagramming.

4 Letters:

-1. adjective for those who have passed, body of water, loathe, similar

2. atrocity, bitter, difficult, ilk, stag, type of shoe or ware

-3. Australian outback, break, complimentary, event with emphasis on a particular activity, family or Christmas follower, guitar part, outdo, units of measure